Laser-Swarm Science at the Proxima Centauri System
Reported by Universe Today
The idea of sending a swarm of tiny laser-sail powered spacecraft to our nearest exoplanet won't go away. While complex and punctuated with tough problems, the idea is the only realistic way of reaching another solar system this century, according to resea...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:14 +0000
The Last Dance of a Dying Star
Reported by Universe Today
Every star that has ever lived has been slowly spinning down, losing rotational energy across billions of years until, at the end, it collapses. But new research from Kyoto University has revealed that the story is far stranger than that. Some stars, in th...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:49 +0000
The Universe Builds Stars by the Book
Reported by Universe Today
Stars are not born by chance. New research shows that the mass of a star cluster dictates exactly what kinds of stars it will produce from cool, dim dwarfs to blazing stellar giants ten times the mass of our Sun. It is a discovery that rewrites our underst...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:37 +0000
Your Brain Thinks It Knows Where It Is…. Even When It Doesn’t
Reported by Universe Today
Astronauts take time to adjust how firmly they grip and handle objects when moving between Earth and space, because the brain continues making predictions based on whichever gravitational environment it has most recently adapted to. Research from the Unive...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:26 +0000
A Gently Glowing Galaxy
Reported by NASA
A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image from April 13, 2026. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Gemini (the ...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:28 +0000
NASA, Boeing Advance Truss-Braced Wing Research in Test
Reported by NASA
NASA and Boeing have completed wind tunnel testing to study an innovative advanced aircraft design intended to improve aerodynamic efficiency. A truss-braced wing configuration, involving a long, thin wing with aerodynamically shaped structural supports, h...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:10 +0000